A transferable corridor elevator

Abstract

A transferable corridor elevator. The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent elevators, and specifically relates to a transferable corridor elevator. The transferable corridor elevator includes an intelligent corridor tram, a guide rail, and an automatic charging device. The guide rail is laid along the corridor, and the intelligent corridor tram is assembled in the track. The intelligent corridor tram includes a controller, and the controller drives the intelligent corridor tram to run on the track. It is characterized in that: a plurality of intelligent corridor trams are assembled on the guide rail. The transferable corridor elevator further includes a floor call panel and a dispatching control module. The floor call panel includes a button panel, a control board, and a display screen. The button panel includes call buttons, and the display screen displays the status information and position information of the intelligent corridor trams. The floor call panel is assembled on each floor and is connected to the dispatching control module by wire. The dispatching control module is wirelessly connected to the controllers of each corridor tram. When a call button is pressed, the dispatching control module schedules the operation of the intelligent corridor trams in sequence according to the call request.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent elevators, and particularly to a transferable corridor elevator. Background Art

[0002] A new type of seat elevator with the patent number CN207671495U discloses an elevator running on the side of a staircase, which is used to help people with inconvenient mobility go up and down the stairs. Generally, it consists of three parts: a track, a controller, and a seat. The controller and the seat are installed together, and the seat is arranged in the track. The controller drives the seat to run up and down in the track.

[0003] Users can use a wireless remote control to operate the seat to run to the current floor, and this function is called the call function of the seat elevator.

[0004] This kind of elevator would be more popular if it adopted a standing type. Healthy people can quickly take the elevator without having to bend their knees to sit down. The seat type is not suitable for more people to use, and the market prospect is limited.

[0005] The call function mentioned in this technology is quite promising, but it is only realized by a single wireless remote control for a single seat elevator, which is not suitable for multiple people's needs at the same time and is difficult to promote.

[0006] Many old communities have a huge demand for installing elevators. Due to the complex approval procedures for installing shaft elevators, high renovation costs, and long construction periods, old communities are turning their attention to corridor elevators.

[0007] However, the current situation of only installing a single corridor elevator on the corridor track limits the needs of multiple people at the same time and also limits the development prospect of the corridor elevator. If multiple corridor elevators are installed, they will collide and block each other and cannot operate normally. Summary of the Invention

[0008] To solve the above problems, based on numerous corridor elevators, the present invention provides a transferable corridor elevator system, which can solve the problems of mutual blocking and collision faced by installing multiple corridor elevators (referred to as corridor trams in this article) on the corridor track.

[0009] The technical solutions adopted by the present invention to solve the above problems are as follows:

[0010] A transferable corridor elevator, the transferable corridor elevator comprising an intelligent corridor tram (1) and a guide rail (2), and an automatic charging device, the guide rail (2) being laid along the corridor, the intelligent corridor tram (1) being mounted in the rail (2), the intelligent corridor tram (1) comprising a controller (9), the controller (9) driving the intelligent corridor tram (1) to run on the rail (2), a plurality of intelligent corridor trams (1) being mounted on the guide rail (2), the transferable corridor elevator further comprising a floor call panel (3) and a dispatch control module (4), the floor call panel (3) comprising a button panel (18), a control panel, and a display screen (20), the button panel comprising a call button (11), the display screen displaying status information and location information of the intelligent corridor tram, the floor call panel (3) being mounted on each floor, communicating with the dispatch control module (4) via a wired connection or a wireless connection through the control panel, the dispatch control module (4) A wireless communication connection is established with the controller (9) of each corridor tram. When the call button (11) is touched, the control panel sends a call request to the dispatch control module (4). The dispatch control module (4) sends the received call request to the controller (9) of the unloaded intelligent corridor tram on the track in sequence through wireless communication, and dispatches the intelligent corridor tram (1) through the controller (9).

[0011] The control panel is connected to the display screen and the button panel to receive the call request signal sent by the button panel and forward the call request to the dispatch control module, and at the same time receive the intelligent corridor tram status and prompt information obtained from the dispatch control module and publish it on the display screen;

[0012] The controller (9) controls the driving device (19) to obey manual driving or automatic driving. When the tram is loaded with people, the automatic driving mode ends immediately and enters the manual driving mode; when it is unloaded, after a buffer time, such as a set time of 5 seconds, it enters the automatic driving mode; the manual driving mode includes an upward driving switch (5), a downward driving switch (6), and an acceleration device. The driving switch starts when it is pressed and stops when it is released; in the automatic driving mode, the driving device communicates wirelessly with the dispatching control module (4) through the controller (9) and obeys the dispatching management of the dispatching control module;

[0013] The dispatching control module (4) mentioned above establishes wireless communication connection with the controller (9) of each corridor tram respectively in various ways, including at least: first, the dispatching control module communicates with the controller (9) of each intelligent corridor tram through different channels; second, a wireless communication module with a MAC address is installed on the controller (9) of each intelligent corridor tram, so that each controller (9) obtains an IP address in the wireless network.

[0014] The wireless connection mode between the above-mentioned floor call panel (3) and the dispatching control module (4) is the same as above.

[0015] The above-mentioned intelligent corridor tram also includes a passenger detection function, a positioning device, a collision avoidance device, and a module for detecting passengers waving;

[0016] The passenger detection function can select one of the button reset switch (8), pedal switch, pressure sensor, camera, proximity switch, and be set on the intelligent corridor tram. By monitoring the state of the switch, it is determined whether a passenger enters the intelligent corridor tram to determine whether the intelligent corridor tram is empty;

[0017] Preferably, a button reset switch (8) is used and set at the hinge of the standing flap (7). When a person wants to get on the tram, the standing flap needs to be opened. After the standing flap rotates down, the button reset switch (8) is pressed, making the button reset switch (8) in a conducting state, indicating that the tram is carrying passengers; a spring is provided on the standing flap. When a person gets off the tram, the standing flap automatically flips up, releasing the button reset switch (8), making the button reset switch in an off state, indicating that the tram is empty.

[0018] For the corridor tram equipped with seats, a pressure sensor can also be set on the seat cushion. When a person sits on it, the pressure sensor is triggered, and the system knows that the corridor tram is carrying passengers.

[0019] The positioning device is one of the following technologies: (1) Install an optical mouse device on the intelligent corridor tram and vertically align it with the corridor track or handrail. Patterns are set on the track or handrail so that the optical sensor of the optical device can record the position through pattern changes and output the distance traveled by the corridor tram in the track to determine the position of the corridor tram in the track; (2) Install two encoders on the intelligent corridor tram to determine the position of the corridor tram in the track and further calculate which floor the corridor tram is on; (3) Install an RFID reader on the intelligent corridor tram and an RFID tag at the floor call panel; (4) Through one of the indoor positioning technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, ultra-wideband, RFID, ZigBee, and ultrasonic waves, install an identifier on the corridor tram to locate the position of the corridor tram on the floor;

[0020] The positioning device communicates wirelessly with the dispatching control module through the controller and instantaneously transmits the position information of the intelligent corridor tram;

[0021] The collision avoidance device may adopt one of the following two technologies: (1) by installing infrared, laser, radar or ultrasonic distance sensors on the intelligent corridor tram to determine whether it is approaching, so as to stimulate the parking system to stop running to prevent collision; (2) by positioning by a photoelectric mouse positioning device or a positioning device equipped with an encoder and an ultra-wideband positioning device, when it is detected that two intelligent corridor trams are approaching each other, the dispatching control module (4) remotely controls the intelligent corridor tram to stop running;

[0022] The collision avoidance device is only enabled when the tram is running, not when it is stopped.

[0023] The module for detecting the passenger's waving is installed on the upper part of the intelligent corridor tram, and includes an infrared or ultrasonic distance sensor. When a waving or an object is sensed, the unloaded intelligent corridor tram can stop urgently. After being stopped by waving, the controller (9) will monitor whether there are passengers on the bus through the passenger detection function within a specific short time, such as 5 seconds. When there are passengers on the bus, the intelligent corridor tram continues to run under manual drive. If no passengers get on the bus within the specific time, it is determined to be a wrong operation, and the intelligent corridor tram cancels the brake and continues to run with the original command.

[0024] The call button (11) is one of a common button with an indicator light, a membrane switch, a touch switch, and a touch screen, preferably a touch screen. After being touched, it will send a signal to the control panel and light up. Then the control panel processes the signal into a call request of the button and sends it to the dispatch control module to queue and wait for processing by the dispatch control module. The lit call button (10) will be turned off by the control panel after the call request is processed by the dispatch control module (4) or is touched again. The number of call buttons on each floor call panel (3) is set to the same number according to the total number of intelligent corridor trams (1);

[0025] The display screen displays the position and status of each corridor tram, including icons of three states: empty, with a call request, and manned. The position of each corridor tram is indicated by a floor icon (17) and a track icon (12). The icon of the corridor tram with passengers is lit to indicate the manned state (13), lit in another color or changed in pattern to indicate the called state (14), and unlit to indicate the empty and stopped state (15). When all the tram icons are lit or changed in pattern, it means that all trams have taken on tasks.

[0026] The call request generated by the illuminated call button (10) is queued in sequence waiting for the dispatching control module to allocate and dispatch the operation of the empty tram. If the call button is repeatedly pressed before the call request is processed, to prevent accidental pressing, the control board controls the display to pop up a dialog box asking whether to cancel the call. Confirm and cancel buttons are set on the button panel for the user to confirm or deny. Preferably, the button and the display can be integrated into a touch screen, which can be resistive or capacitive. After the dialog box is confirmed, the call button goes out, and the dispatching control module immediately cancels the call request of this call button: the call requests still in the queue receive the cancellation instruction and are immediately cancelled. If the tram that has been called receives the cancellation call request instruction halfway, it stops running, completes the call task, and waits for another call or passengers to get on the bus.

[0027] According to the above settings of the passenger detection device and the call request, each intelligent corridor tram correspondingly has three states: empty, with a call request state, and passenger-carrying state.

[0028] Next, the present invention focuses on solving the problem of how to schedule with the blocking tram during the operation of the tram, and enters the following operation scheduling method of steps:

[0029] (1) When a passenger on a certain floor sees that there is an intelligent corridor tram waiting empty on the current floor, the passenger can directly get on the tram and start the manual driving device to run towards the destination floor. During the running process, if it encounters another intelligent corridor tram blocking the way, the collision avoidance device will be activated and the intelligent corridor tram will automatically stop running. The passenger enters the tram-changing operation step: if the blocking intelligent corridor tram is waiting empty at this time, the passenger can transfer to the blocking intelligent corridor tram and continue to run towards the destination floor, and the two trams exchange states. If the blocking tram is carrying passengers coming from the opposite direction, the two passengers exchange the intelligent corridor trams and continue to run in their original directions respectively, and each reaches the destination floor to complete the riding task. After the tram is empty of people, it stops running and waits for a new call request and the next use. Before waiting for a new call request, a certain time (such as 5 seconds) is set to prohibit the automatic driving device of the new call request to ensure the safe getting off of the user; if the blocking intelligent corridor tram comes with a call request, the passenger exchanges trams with the call request. By monitoring the simultaneous triggering of the two trams to avoid collision and the change of the passenger-carrying state on the two trams, it is determined that the passenger exchanges trams with the call request, and the two trams exchange states and continue their respective running tasks. In the above steps, the display states of the intelligent tram icons (15) on each floor call panel (6) change synchronously;

[0030] (2) When passengers on a certain floor do not see an empty intelligent corridor tram on the current floor, they press the call button (11) on the floor call panel (6) on the current floor to send a call request for an empty intelligent corridor tram. The scheduling control module (4) sends the call request to the nearest empty intelligent corridor tram according to the received call request. The received empty intelligent corridor tram runs towards the request location. During the running process, if it encounters a blocked intelligent corridor tram carrying people, then a passenger-car call request vehicle swap is carried out, and the states are swapped. The passengers on the blocked tram get off and board the tram requested by the call. Manually drive this tram to change its original destination and go towards the destination floor of the current passengers. The original blocked intelligent corridor tram becomes the tram requested by the call and runs in the opposite direction to complete the call request; after the tram with the call request picks up people, the call request is completed. After completing a call request, the state of the intelligent corridor tram changes to the passenger-carrying state, and the scheduling control module terminates this call request; when the tram with the call request arrives at the destination floor, it monitors whether someone gets on. If no one gets on within a certain period of time (such as 5 seconds), it indicates that the original call requester has made other arrangements. The scheduling control module (4) terminates this call, the state of this tram changes to empty, and arranges to send the next call request to this empty corridor tram;

[0031] (3) When passengers on a certain floor do not see an empty intelligent corridor tram (1) on the current floor, but they learn that the nearest empty intelligent corridor tram is in the direction of the destination floor, they can press the call button and move towards the destination floor at the same time. When they encounter the requested empty intelligent corridor tram, they intercept the empty intelligent corridor tram in the call request state by waving. When the scheduling control module (4) receives the change in the passenger-carrying state sent by the passenger-carrying device of this tram, it changes the call request state of the tram to the passenger-carrying state, terminates the call request of this tram, extinguishes the call button on the floor call panel corresponding to this tram, and instructs the speaker or text reminder (16) on the call panel where this call button is located to sound a reminder, and at the same time changes the status display icon of this tram on all floor call panels to the passenger-carrying state;

[0032] (4) When passengers on a certain floor do not see an empty intelligent corridor tram (1) on the current floor, but they do not press the call button to request an empty intelligent corridor tram and go towards the destination floor by themselves. If they see an empty intelligent corridor tram parked waiting to carry passengers on the way, they board it and drive it by themselves. The controller (9) of this empty intelligent corridor tram sends the passenger-carrying information to the scheduling control module (4). The scheduling control module (4) sends the status change information to each floor call panel, and the display status of this intelligent tram on each floor call panel is all changed to the passenger-carrying state. When this intelligent tram is driven to the destination floor and this use ends and it returns to the empty state, the status of this tram on each floor call panel is changed back to the empty state again;

[0033] (5) When a certain passenger does not press the call button to request an empty intelligent corridor tram, but walks in the corridor by himself / herself, and sees an empty intelligent corridor tram requested by other passengers on the way, and intercepts the empty intelligent corridor tram by waving on the way to meet his / her need to take the intelligent corridor tram, the controller (9) of the intelligent corridor tram will send the passenger-carrying information to the dispatching control module (4), and the dispatching control module (4) will end the call request task of this intelligent corridor tram, turn off the call button corresponding to this tram, and at the same time send a text or voice prompt to the corresponding floor call panel: A call request has been completed (16), and the original passenger who issued the call request needs to initiate a new call request;

[0034] (6) When passengers on different floors press the call button at the same time, call priority conditions shall be set according to specific circumstances (such as floor height) to determine the order of call requests;

[0035] (7) When two intelligent corridor trams with call requests in opposite directions meet and block each other's way, the two intelligent corridor trams will exchange call requests and run towards the destinations of the newly obtained call requests respectively.

[0036] The present invention has the following technical effects:

[0037] When a person who wants to go to a high floor really wants to take an elevator upstairs, but the elevator is not at the bottom of the building and he / she is not willing to wait, in the present invention, he / she can call and request the elevator (corridor tram) to come down while walking slowly upstairs by himself / herself. When the elevator (corridor tram) arrives, he / she can wave to stop it and get on the elevator (corridor tram) at any time to continue going up. It very well combines walking and taking the elevator (tram), enabling people to walk when they want to and take the elevator (tram) when they want to. When a failure occurs, there is no danger of being trapped in the elevator. In case of a fire, one can still take the corridor tram to escape and does not have to worry about being trapped in the elevator due to power failure. At the same time, there are multiple trams, which can meet the needs of multiple people to take at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] Attached Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention;

[0039] Attached Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the dispatching control of the interchangeable corridor elevator;

[0040] Attached Figure 3 is a front view of the intelligent corridor tram;

[0041] Attached Figure 4 is a side view of the intelligent corridor tram;

[0042] Attached Figure 5 is a front view of the floor call panel;

[0043] AttachedFigure 6 Connection diagram of the control panel with the button panel, display screen, and dispatching control panel;

[0044] In the attached drawings: 1 Intelligent corridor tram; 2 Track; 3 Floor call panel; 4 Dispatching control module; 5 Upward drive switch; 6 Downward drive switch; 7 Standing flap; 8 Button reset switch; 9 Controller; 10 Lit call button; 11 Unlit call button; 12 Track icon; 13 Occupied intelligent corridor tram; 14 Intelligent corridor tram in call status; 15 Empty intelligent corridor tram; 16 Text reminder on the floor call panel; 17 Floor icon; 18 Button panel; 19 Driving device; 20 Display screen. Detailed implementation manners

[0045] The following describes the specific implementation manners of the present invention in conjunction with the attached drawings and embodiments: The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown, and it should be understood that those skilled in the art can modify the present invention described herein while still achieving the advantageous effects of the present invention. Therefore, the following description should be understood as broad guidance for those skilled in the art and not as a limitation to the present invention.

[0046] For clarity, not all features of the actual embodiments are described. In the following description, well-known functions and structures are not described in detail because they would obscure the present invention with unnecessary details. It should be considered that in the development of any actual embodiment, numerous implementation details must be made to achieve the specific goals of the developer, such as changes from one embodiment to another according to the relevant system or business limitations. Additionally, it should be considered that such development work may be complex and time-consuming, but it is only routine work for those skilled in the art.

[0047] In the following paragraphs, the present invention is described more specifically by way of example with reference to the attached drawings. The advantages and features of the present invention will become clearer according to the following description and the claims. It should be noted that the attached drawings are all in a very simplified form and use non-precise scales, only for the purpose of conveniently and clearly assisting in explaining the purpose of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0048] As Figures 1 to 6As shown in the figure: A transferable corridor elevator according to the present invention includes an intelligent corridor tram (1), a guide rail (2), and an automatic charging device. The guide rail (2) is laid along the corridor, and the intelligent corridor tram (1) is assembled in the rail (2). The intelligent corridor tram (1) includes a controller (9), and the controller (9) drives the intelligent corridor tram (1) to run on the rail (2). A plurality of intelligent corridor trams (1) are assembled on the guide rail (2). The transferable corridor elevator further includes a floor call panel (3) and a dispatching control module (4). The floor call panel (3) includes a button panel (18), a control board, and a display screen (20). The button panel includes call buttons (11). The display screen displays the status information and position information of the intelligent corridor tram. The floor call panel (3) is assembled on each floor and communicates with the dispatching control module (4) through a wired or wireless connection via the control board. The dispatching control module (4) establishes a wireless communication connection with the controllers (9) of each corridor tram. When the call button (11) is pressed, the control board sends a call request to the dispatching control module (4). The dispatching control module (4) sequentially sends the received call request to the controllers (9) of the idle intelligent corridor trams in the air via wireless communication, and schedules the operation of the intelligent corridor tram (1) through the controller (9).

[0049] The control board is connected to the display screen (20) and the button panel (18), and is used to receive the signals sent by the button panel, process them into call requests and send them to the dispatching control module. At the same time, it receives the status and prompt information of the intelligent corridor tram obtained from the dispatching control module and publishes them on the display screen.

[0050] The above-mentioned controller controls the driving device (19) to obey manual driving or automatic driving. When a passenger enters the tram, the automatic driving mode automatically fails and enters the manual driving mode. When it is idle, the automatic driving mode is restored after a certain time, such as several seconds. The manual driving mode includes an upward driving switch, a downward driving switch, and an acceleration device. In the automatic driving mode, the driving device communicates wirelessly with the dispatching control module (4) through the controller (9) and obeys the dispatching management of the dispatching control module.

[0051] The above-mentioned intelligent corridor tram further includes a passenger detection function, a positioning device, a collision avoidance device, and a module for detecting a passenger waving.

[0052] The above-mentioned dispatching control module establishes a wireless communication connection with each intelligent corridor tram respectively and a wired communication with each floor call panel for comprehensive dispatching, including the following steps:

[0053] (I) When passengers on a certain floor see that an intelligent corridor tram is waiting to be loaded with passengers on the current floor, they can directly board the tram and start the manual drive device to run to the destination floor. During the operation, if another intelligent corridor tram is blocking the way, the collision avoidance device will be activated to automatically stop the intelligent corridor tram, and the passengers will enter the vehicle exchange operation steps: if the intelligent corridor tram blocking the way is empty at this time, the passengers can switch to the intelligent corridor tram blocking the way and continue to run to the destination floor. The two vehicles will exchange states. If the vehicle blocking the way is carrying passengers and is coming in opposite directions, the two passengers will exchange the intelligent corridor trams and continue to run in their original directions. They will each reach the destination floor to complete the riding task, and the empty one will be The smart corridor tram stops running and waits for a new call request and the next use. Before waiting for a new call request, a certain time (e.g., 5 seconds) is set to prohibit the automatic driving device by the new call request to ensure the safety of the user getting off the tram. If the smart corridor tram blocking the road comes with a call request, the passenger and the call request will switch cars. By monitoring the simultaneous triggering of the two cars to avoid collision and the changes in the passenger status of the two cars, it is determined that the passenger and the call request are switching cars. The two trams exchange their states and continue to run their respective tasks. In the above steps, the smart tram icon (15) on the call panel (6) of each floor shows a synchronous change of state.

[0054] (ii) When a passenger on a certain floor does not see an empty intelligent corridor tram on the current floor, the passenger presses the call button (11) on the floor call panel (6) on the current floor to make a call request to the empty intelligent corridor tram. The dispatch control module (4) sends the call request to the nearest empty intelligent corridor tram according to the received call request. The empty intelligent corridor tram that receives the request runs to the requested position. During the running process, if it encounters an intelligent corridor tram carrying people and blocking the road, the passenger and the call request are exchanged, the states are exchanged, and the passengers of the blocking tram get off and board. The intelligent corridor tram that is called is manually driven to change its original destination and go to the destination floor of the current passenger. The original intelligent corridor tram that was blocking the road becomes the intelligent corridor tram that is called and runs in the reverse direction to complete the call request. The call request is completed after the tram with the call request picks up the passengers. After completing a call request, the state of the intelligent corridor tram changes to the passenger state, and the dispatching control module terminates the call request. The tram with the call request arrives at the destination floor and monitors whether anyone gets on the tram. If no one gets on the tram within a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds), it indicates that the original call requester has been arranged elsewhere. The dispatching control module (4) terminates the call, and the tram state changes to empty, and arranges the next call request to be sent to the empty corridor tram.

[0055] (iii) When a passenger on a certain floor sees that there is no empty intelligent corridor tram on the current floor, but learns that the nearest empty intelligent corridor tram is in the direction of the destination floor, he can press the call button and move towards the destination floor. When he encounters the requested empty intelligent corridor tram, he can intercept the empty intelligent corridor tram in the call request state by waving. The dispatching control module (4) receives the change of the passenger status sent by the tram, changes the call request state of the tram to the passenger status, terminates the call request of the tram, turns off the call button on the floor call panel corresponding to the tram, and instructs the speaker on the call panel where the call button is located to sound a reminder or text reminder (16), and at the same time changes the status display icon of the tram to the passenger status;

[0056] (iv) When a passenger on a certain floor sees that there is no empty intelligent corridor tram on the current floor, but does not press the call button to request an empty intelligent corridor tram, and walks to the destination floor by himself, and sees an empty intelligent corridor tram parked waiting to be loaded, he gets on and rides by himself, the controller (9) of the empty intelligent corridor tram sends the passenger information to the dispatching control module (4), and the dispatching control module (4) sends the state change information to the call panels on each floor, and the display status of the intelligent corridor tram on the call panels on each floor is all changed to the passenger status. When the intelligent corridor tram is driven to the destination floor, the current use ends, and the emptying is restored, the tram status on the call panels on each floor is changed back to the empty status;

[0057] (V) When a passenger does not press the call button to call an empty intelligent corridor tram, but walks in the corridor by himself, and sees an empty intelligent corridor tram requested by other passengers, he intercepts the empty intelligent corridor tram by waving and completes his need to take the intelligent corridor tram, then the controller (9) of the intelligent corridor tram sends the passenger information to the dispatching control module (4), and the dispatching control module (4) ends the call request task of the intelligent corridor tram, turns off the call button corresponding to the tram, and sends a text or voice prompt to the corresponding floor call panel: a call request has been completed (16), and the passenger who originally issued the call request needs to re-initiate the call request;

[0058] (VI) If passengers on different floors press the call button at the same time, call priority conditions (such as the height of the floor) shall be set according to the specific situation to determine the order of the call requests;

[0059] (VII) When two intelligent corridor trams with call requests in opposite directions meet and block each other's way, the two intelligent corridor trams exchange call requests and each runs to the destination of the newly obtained call request.

[0060] In one embodiment, the button panel and the display screen on the floor call panel (3) can also be a resistive touch screen or a capacitive touch screen integrated with button switches, or an integrated switch panel with button switches and assembled lamp beads.

[0061] In one embodiment, in the floor call panel (3), the intelligent corridor tram icon to be called can be of another color or a changing pattern.

[0062] In one embodiment, the manned detection function can be selected from a button reset switch (8), a pedal switch, a pressure sensor, a camera, and a proximity switch.

[0063] In one embodiment, the anti-collision device can adopt one of the following two technologies: (1) Install infrared, laser, radar, or ultrasonic distance sensors on the intelligent corridor tram to determine whether it is approaching, and trigger the parking system to stop running to prevent collisions; (2) Through the positioning device, the dispatching control module monitors the positions of each intelligent corridor tram. When it is detected that two intelligent corridor trams are approaching each other, remotely control the intelligent corridor tram to trigger the braking system to stop running.

[0064] In one embodiment, the positioning device can adopt an optical mouse device, or calculate the distance by setting an encoder for positioning, or adopt a solution of installing an RFID reader and tags, or use one of the indoor positioning technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, ultra-wideband, RFID, ZigBee, and ultrasonic waves to locate the position of the corridor tram on the floor.

[0065] In one embodiment, the module for detecting a passenger's wave is assembled on the upper part of the intelligent corridor tram, and infrared or ultrasonic distance sensors can be set.

[0066] In one embodiment, the intelligent corridor tram can be an intelligent corridor crane or a seat elevator.

[0067] The above embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present invention, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A transferable corridor elevator, the transferable corridor elevator comprising an intelligent corridor tram (1) and a guide rail (2), and an automatic charging device, the guide rail (2) being laid along the corridor, the intelligent corridor tram (1) being assembled in the guide rail (2), the intelligent corridor tram (1) comprising a controller (9), the controller (9) driving the intelligent corridor tram (1) to run on the guide rail (2), Features: A plurality of intelligent corridor trams (1) are mounted on the guide rail (2), each of which has three states in the dispatching control module: unloaded, with a call request state, and manned state. The transferable corridor elevator also includes a floor call panel (3) and a dispatching control module (4). The intelligent corridor tram also includes a manned detection device, a positioning device, a collision avoidance device, and a passenger waving detection device. The controller controls the driving device to obey manual drive or automatic drive. The floor call panel (3) includes a button panel (18), a control panel, and a display screen (20). The button panel includes a call request device. A call button (11) is provided, wherein the display screen displays the status information and location information of the intelligent corridor tram (1). The floor call panel (3) is installed on each floor and is wiredly connected to the dispatch control module (4) through the control panel. The dispatch control module (4) establishes a wireless communication connection with the controller (9) of each intelligent corridor tram. When the call button (11) is touched, the control panel sends a call request to the dispatch control module (4). The dispatch control module (4) sends the received call request to the controller (9) of the unloaded intelligent corridor tram (1) on the guide rail in sequence through wireless communication, and sends the received call request to the controller (9) of the unloaded intelligent corridor tram (1) on the guide rail through the controller (9). (1) Dispatching operation of the corridor tram. When passengers on a certain floor see that an intelligent corridor tram is waiting to be loaded on the current floor, they can directly board the tram and start the manual drive device to run to the destination floor. During the operation, if another intelligent corridor tram is blocking the road, the collision avoidance device will be activated and the intelligent corridor tram will automatically stop running. The passengers will enter the car-changing operation steps: if the intelligent corridor tram blocking the road is now empty, the passengers can transfer to the intelligent corridor tram blocking the road and continue to run to the destination floor. The two cars will exchange states. If the one blocking the road is carrying people and coming in opposite directions, the two passengers will exchange the intelligent corridor trams and continue to run in their original directions to reach their respective destinations. The floor where the passengers arrive completes the riding task. The smart corridor tram stops running after it is empty and waits for a new call request and the next use. Before waiting for a new call request, a certain time is set to prohibit it from being automatically driven by a new call request to ensure the safety of the user getting off the tram. If the smart corridor tram blocking the road comes with a call request, the passenger and the call request will switch cars. By monitoring the simultaneous triggering of the two cars to avoid collision and the changes in the passenger status of the two cars, it is determined that the passenger and the call request have switched cars. The two trams exchange their states and continue to run their tasks. In the above steps, the display status of the smart corridor tram on the call panel changes synchronously.

2. A transferable staircase elevator as claimed in claim 1, Its characteristics are also: The described scheduling control module performs comprehensive scheduling and further includes the following steps: When a passenger on a certain floor does not see an empty intelligent corridor tram on the current floor, the passenger presses the call button on the current floor to make a call request for an empty intelligent corridor tram. The scheduling control module (4) sends the call request to the nearest empty intelligent corridor tram according to the received call request. The received empty intelligent corridor tram runs towards the request location. During the running process, when encountering an intelligent corridor tram carrying people that blocks the way, the passengers and the tram with the call request exchange trams, swap states, and swap tasks, and then continue to complete their respective tasks. After the tram with the call request picks up people, the call request is completed. After completing a call request, the state of the intelligent corridor tram changes to the manned state, and the scheduling control module terminates the call request. When the tram with the call request arrives at the destination floor, it monitors whether someone gets on. If no one gets on within a certain period of time, the scheduling control module (4) terminates this call, the state of the tram changes to empty, and the scheduling control module arranges to send the next call request to this empty tram; When a passenger on a certain floor does not see an empty intelligent corridor tram (1) on the current floor, but knows that the nearest empty intelligent corridor tram is in the direction of the destination floor, he can press the call button and move towards the destination floor at the same time. When encountering the requested empty intelligent corridor tram, he intercepts the empty intelligent corridor tram in the call request state by waving. When the scheduling control module (4) receives the change in the manned state sent by the manned detection device of this tram, it changes the call request state of the tram to the manned state, terminates the call request of this tram, extinguishes the call button on the floor call panel corresponding to this tram, and instructs the horn on the call panel where the call button is located to sound a reminder or display a text reminder (16). At the same time, it changes the status display icon of this tram on all floor call panels to the manned state; When a passenger on a certain floor does not see an empty intelligent corridor tram on the current floor, but does not press the call button to request an empty intelligent corridor tram and walks towards the destination floor by himself. If he sees an empty intelligent corridor tram parked waiting to carry passengers on the way, he gets on and drives it by himself. The controller (9) of the empty intelligent corridor tram sends the manned information to the scheduling control module (4). The scheduling control module (4) sends the status change information to each floor call panel (3). The display status of this intelligent corridor tram on each floor call panel changes to the manned state. When this intelligent corridor tram is driven to the destination floor and the current use ends and it returns to the empty state, the status of this tram on each floor call panel changes back to the empty state again; When a passenger does not press the call button to call an empty intelligent corridor tram, and walks in the corridor by himself, and sees an empty intelligent corridor tram requested by other passengers, he intercepts the empty intelligent corridor tram by waving and completes his need to take the intelligent corridor tram, then the controller (9) of the intelligent corridor tram sends the passenger information to the dispatching control module (4), and the dispatching control module (4) ends the call request task of the intelligent corridor tram, turns off the call button corresponding to the tram, and sends a text or voice prompt to the corresponding floor call panel: a call request has been completed (16); Passengers on different floors press the call button at the same time, and the call priority conditions are set according to the specific situation to determine the order of call requests; When two intelligent corridor trams with call requests in opposite directions meet and block each other's way, the two intelligent corridor trams exchange call requests and each runs to the destination of the newly obtained call request.

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